MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
07/04/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 634 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 4TH , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (42-49) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Cleveland Indians (64-27) 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 8 12 0
Indians Roll to 8-3 Win Over Twins
Cleveland parlayed a decent outing from starter Mat Latos into a solid win over the Minnesota Twins. The final score was 8-3. The first-place Indians, at 64-27, now lead their division by 14 games.

Charlie Blackmon hit a 3-run home run off Carlos Rodón in the bottom of the second, which put the Indians ahead, 6-3. In addition to the homer, Blackmon had 1 double, while going 2 for 5.

"Enjoyed this one," Blackmon told the Cleveland Citizen. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ozuna LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .244 11 31
T. Rivera 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .301 1 38
M. Betts CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .281 17 52
J. Hamilton RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .233 9 31
J. Smoak 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .219 14 50
M. Napoli DH 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .215 5 10
W. Aybar 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .307 3 12
B. Nicholas C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .178 0 5
M. Rojas SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 2 16
Totals 32 3 5 3 0 12 6      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Napoli (5, 2nd Inning off M. Latos, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Nicholas (6, 2nd Inning off M. Latos, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Hamilton (1, 2nd Inning off M. Latos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Smoak (14, 2nd Inning off M. Latos, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rivera , J. Hamilton 3 , J. Smoak 4 , M. Napoli 2 , B. Nicholas 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ozuna , J. Smoak
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hamilton (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Rivera-Rojas-Smoak)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Blackmon DH 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .240 12 39
O. Albies 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .315 12 59
A. Jackson RF 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 .357 23 67
M. Machado 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .293 17 78
R. Grichuk LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .257 20 58
J. Schoop 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .315 12 44
A. Simmons SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .300 4 30
C. Kelly C 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .243 2 12
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .271 13 60
Totals 35 8 12 8 4 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Schoop (27, 1st Inning off C. Rodón, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Blackmon (18, 8th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Grichuk (20, 1st Inning off C. Rodón, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Blackmon (12, 2nd Inning off C. Rodón, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Jackson (23, 4th Inning off R. Soriano, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Blackmon 6 , O. Albies , A. Jackson 4 , M. Machado 2 , R. Grichuk 5 , J. Schoop 2 , A. Simmons , K. Kiermaier 2
2-out RBI: M. Machado , R. Grichuk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Blackmon , M. Machado , A. Simmons
GIDP: R. Grichuk
Hit by Pitch: C. Kelly
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jackson (9)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rodón L (5-6) 2.2 7 6 6 2 2 2 64 3.85   
R. Soriano 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 1 26 3.27   
K. Crockett 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 5.08   
R. Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1.67   
N. Burdi 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodón 16
Batters Faced: C. Rodón 17, R. Soriano 8, K. Crockett 8, R. Rodriguez 4, N. Burdi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodón 4-1, R. Soriano 0-2, K. Crockett 3-2, R. Rodriguez 1-2, N. Burdi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodón 64-39, R. Soriano 26-17, K. Crockett 20-16, R. Rodriguez 19-13, N. Burdi 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Soriano 1-0 , K. Crockett 1-0 , R. Rodriguez 1-0 , N. Burdi 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Rodón
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Latos W (9-7) 7.1 5 3 3 0 11 1 107 3.25   
C. Edwards Jr. 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Latos 67
Batters Faced: M. Latos 27, C. Edwards Jr. 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Latos 5-6, C. Edwards Jr. 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Latos 107-76, C. Edwards Jr. 17-11
WP: M. Latos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mat Latos
Ballpark: Jacobs Field 1994-2014
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 43160
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